What color is #564D68?

#564D68 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564D68?

The RGB value is 86, 77, 104: 86 red, 77 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564D68?

The complementary color is #5F684D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564D68 color

#564D68 rgb(86, 77, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #564D68 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 30.2% green and 40.8% blue (86, 77, 104).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#564D68 color codes

HEX	`#564D68`
RGB	`rgb(86, 77, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 30.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 26%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.57, 9.83, -14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.57, 17.34, 304.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.99, 8.286, 14.22)`
Decimal	`5655912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564D68, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #564D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #564D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564d68; }
.text { color: #564d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 77 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564d68, #634d68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #564D68?: #564D68 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564D68?: The RGB value is 86, 77, 104: 86 red, 77 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564D68?: The complementary color is #5F684D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.